Phil Hickerson (born October 4, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.
| Phil Hickerson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Phil Hickerson |
| Born | October 4, 1946 Jackson, Tennessee, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Nashville[1] Phil Hickerson[1] P.Y. Chu-hi[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 308 lb (140 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1974[2] |
| Retired | 1991 |
Professional wrestling career edit
Hickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene known as the "Sherman Tanks", with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton.[3]
In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings" (in reference to the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial). In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice.[3]
In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Lawler's Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship.[4]
In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.
In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi" (a pun based on Yamamoto's former ring name, "PY Chung", and the alcoholic drink Chu-hi).[4] In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.
In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Retirement edit
After retiring from wrestling, Hickerson has worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9 in Jackson, Tennessee. In the latter part of his wrestling career Hickerson managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson TN from 1981-1987.
Championships and accomplishments edit
- Continental Wrestling Association / NWA Mid-America / United States Wrestling Association
- AWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[5]
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dennis Condrey
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with Al Greene (3 times), Dennis Condrey (9 times), and The Spoiler (2 times)[6][7]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (5 times) - with Dennis Condrey[8][9]
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Al Greene and Dennis Condrey
- Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2017
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Matches - National Wrestling Alliance". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland and Company. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0.
- ^ "CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis) history". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000.]. "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. pp. 185–189. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Tennessee: U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 194. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA United States Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
External links edit
- Phil Hickerson's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database